Continuous-feed writing tablet



April 22 1924.

M. MORAN CONTINUOUS FEED WRITING TABLET Original Filed March 28. 1921 flwaevvfann- AME/(MORAN M Patented Apr, 22, 1924.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE,

'LIARK MORAN, OF SEATTLE, WASHINGTON.

CONTINUOUS-FEED WRITING TABLET.

Application filed March 28, 1921, Serial No. 456,299. Renewed October 4, 1923.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, MARK MORAN, a citizen of the United States, andresident of the city of Seattle, in the county of King and State of Washington, having invented certain new and useful Improvements in Continuous-Feed Writing Tablets, do here by declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description ofthe same.

This invention relates to writing tablets, and particularly to tablets used as desk conveniences for making notes. 2

One of the objects of my invention is to provide a memorandum pad or tablet of simple and practical construction wherein a continuous roll of paper is fed into position for writing upon and the portions actually used or written upon may be torn off. An additional object of my invention is the provision of means so that the exposed strip of paper to be written upon ends at the top I of the writing platen and is drawn out in reverse direction to the usual manner of writing, that is to say, the paper is pulled outwardly to be torn off in a direction away from the writer while the notes made by the writer are made towards him and he can therefore Write continuously and consecutively in the normal manner upon the tablet with as long a memorandum as desired.

With the above and other objects and advantages in view, which will appear from the more detailed description hereinafter, the invention consists in the novel construction, adaptation and combination of a desk writing tablet and parts thereof, as will be fully described in the following specification, illustrated in the accompanying drawings, and finally set forth in the appended claims.

In said drawings, Figure l is a view in side elevation of an embodiment of my invention, and Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the same.

Referring to said views, the reference numeral 1 indicates a base, preferably of wood, having an upper face 2 on an inclined plane and vertical sides 3 and 4:. Said base may be formed or provided with a rear extension 5 having an upper configuration to conform to a roll of paper 6, as by the transverse arcuate depression Spring brackets 8 and 9 are secured to the sides 3 and 4, respectively, by screws 10, extending in upwardly angular directions terminating in inturned circular bosses 11. Bosses 11 may be arranged axially relative to the depression '7. Brackets 8 and 9 being of spring metal may be sprung outwardly to position thereona roll of paper 6, said paper being wound upon a wooden spool 12 in the usual manner. Bosses 11 engage in the central aperture 13 of said spool.

15 indicates a relatively thin platen having an upper writing surface 16 of some smooth suitable material. Said platen is in (ill clined correspondingly to'the face 2 of the secured by screws 22. Slots 23 are formed in each of the downwardly extending portions 21 of said band which engage pins 25 projecting from the sides 3 and 4 of the base. Thus supported from thebase the platen is spaced therefrom to admit the passage of the paper strip 26 from the roll. The said strip extends around the rounded end 27 of the platen under the band 20 over the upper platen surface 16 to the upper edge of the latter. At or near the upper end of the platen a metal blade 28 is pivotally mounted transversely on the platen through side ears 30 and is also formed with a finger-grip 31. Said blade is springpressed to yieldingly maintain its forward edge in contact with the paper by a coilspring 32 secured at one end to pin 33 and at the other end to the blade. 35 is a hook on the side of said platen opposite to said spring 32 engaging a pin 36 on the base which serves to connect the platen and base on one side while the spring 32 performs the same function on the opposite side.

The platen is formed with a cut-awav portion 37 at its upper end extending under said blade 28 so that the upper end of the paper strip may be grasped by the fingers of the writer to advance the strip.

When made and assembled in the manner described the paper strip may be thread ed from the roll through the space between the base 1 and the platen 15 and thence around the end of the platen over the upper surface 16 of the latter under the band 20 and blade 28. The paper is then in condition and ready for use. Notes Brackets 8 and 9 are each formed with 7 need be torn off as the paper is or may be may be made at the top of the strip beginning near the blade 28 and thence downwardly of the strip in the usual manner.

When notes are made on the upper end of the strip or it is desired to tear off a piece of paper for any purpose the blade 28 is released from the paper by pressing downwardly upon the finger-grip 31 with one hand and taking hold of the upper edge of the paper with the other hand where the platen is cut away at 37. The papermay then be drawn outwardly away from the user until the used portion of the strip is withdrawn. The blade 28 is then released upon the paper and the-withdrawn portion of the paper is cut off on the advance edge 38 of the blade, and only such length of paper as is actually written upon written upon at the top and the portion withdrawn moves in the direction opposite to the direction that the successive lines of writing take on the'strip. I

The platen 15 may be readily and quickly removed and replaced when a new strip of paper is to be inserted in'the device. By unhooking the lower end of spring 32 and unfastening'thehook 35 the platen may be lifted off and may be as readily replaced.

Having described my invention, what I claim as my invention is i 1. A continuous feed writing tablet, consisting in a base having an inclined upper surface, metal brackets to support a roll of paper, aplaten, a metal band secured across one end of said platen, cooperating means on said brackets and the platen to support the upper end of said platen in spaced relation from the base, and cooperating means on said band and the base to similarly support the lower end of said platen a spring pressed cutting blade pivotally secured at the upper end of said platen, and means to detachably secure said platen to the base.

2. A continuous feed writing tablet, consisting in a base having an inclined upper face, metal brackets to support a roll of paper, a writing platen, a metal band secured across one end of said platen, cooperating means on said brackets and the platen to support the upper end of said platen in spaced relation from the base, co-

operating means on said band and the base to similarly support the lower end of the platen, and a spring pressedcutting blade pivotally secured at the upper end of said platen.

day of March, 1921.

MARK MORAN. 

